I had high hopes after the Gomel match at home. A game against an inferior team, but the moves, the signs, were there for all to see. This was just back to square one. We desperately needed a top quality signing, this summer, as a show of intent, for boosting morale in a shaky squad. Allen isn't rated top quality, cazorla would've been. Sahin. Hazard. van persie. I know the money isn't there, but it should have been.